Another L&S source says that they are no longer having jeweler Neil Lane design their wedding bands.

“They went home to Austin to spend time together and see if it was worth a real try or if they should just cut their losses,” a source tells OK! magazine.

But “Emily was still so angry with Brad,” says the source. And Brad “felt like nothing he did was going to be good enough. They were at a bit of a loss for the next step.”

And Brad’s mood swings aren’t helping the situation. His ex-girlfriend Laurel Kagay thinks that his drinking habits have a lot to do with his anger issues. “When he drinks, things get more out of control,” she tells L&S. “Whatever issues Brad has, drinking should not be in his life. It makes everything more intense.”

So why have Emily and Brad been putting acting like the perfect couple in public? They signed a contract with ABC that says they have to maintain certain appearances now that The Bachelor is over.

And if they fall apart, Emily will have to give her spectacular engagement ring back.

But despite their public appearances together, a source close to the show says that it’s already over — and for good this time!

“There have been so many breakups and makeups — mostly over the phone or Skype,” a Brad source tells OK!. “Finally, Emily told him she can’t do this anymore and ended it.”

With all the back and forth insinuating that Brad and Emily may or may not be broken up — we want to know what you think. Is this a Bachelor couple that is going to last?

View Comment

Nonhlnhla Nhlapho

Posted at 5:54 PM on June 10, 2012

I seriously thought they had something good going,emily seemed so humble and sweet.thy went thru al that 2 jus gv up wit hardly even 6mnths down the line?Brad should fite for hs women and Emily should stp being stiff headed.They’re both great people,they shud remember how they fell inlv in da 1st place

My cousin and BFF was diagnosed with cancer and her (then) husbank got a girlfriend and showed not support for her. They ended up divorced and she has moved several times. She still feels displaced and has to live on a fixed incom. She does not complain and is always there if any of us need her. She goes out of her way to be supportive to her family, friends or anyone she can help. She deserves to have something nice and exciting in her life.

Funny but another article claims she has been spending a lot of time in Austin and they are house hunting. Reports are that she is moving to Austin with Rikki–not moving in with Brad, just moving there for now.

Laural is a much prettier girl than Emily. (At least the carpet matches the drapes!) I believe what she said in her interview about how Brad proposed to her and then blocked her phone calls. Brad seems to have an addictive personality. He was so intense about Emily in an unhealthy way. Like he would do anything for her when he only knew her for a short time on television yet!

I hope what is meant to be works out in the end. However, I don’t see “Pins and Needles” Emily will work out. And, yes, I do believe they are ALL doing it for the money, or why would they be on the show in the first place???

I was a huge fan of Emily and Brad. I really wanted to see them happy and get married. However, I have to wonder if Emily was in it for the right reason. Did she or does she ever have any intentions of leaving NC and moving out of the Hendrick house where everything is given to her. When you love someone, you work through the problems…NOT RUN! I think Brad truly loves Emily.

To add to the below statement and after some thought, I think it would be better if Brad and Emily did not call each other or meet with each other again for at least a month. I found out after some research that the home Emily is living in is owned by the Hendrick family. Also, I discovered that Brad had flown Emily’s father from West Virginia to the proposal on the bachelor. I believe Emily wanting to leave NC will be very difficult for her and the Hendrick family. I pray that she had it clear to the Hendrick family of her intentions before appearing on the Bachelor otherwise it seems to me that the Hendrick family would have a problem with Emily wanting to leave NC with her daughter Ricki.

I think before the relationship is totally over, I would suggest to Emily (no matter how hard it might be) for her to get on the abc bachelor website or youtube.com and veiw all the episodes again. I did and observed the following:
1)I think in episode 3 or 4, Brad and his doctor had a conversation about Brad being concerned about kissing the women on the show. The doctor told Brad to use every opportunity to experience romance. Should Emily have any problems with Brad’s behavior, I suggest she speak to the doctor. He probably knows more about Brad’s lack of commitment issues and can help her to understand him.
2)Brad told Emily in episode 3 or 4 that he was falling for her and I did not hear him say that to any woman including Chantal. I may be mistaken, but I don’t remember him telling anyone that. However, I did hear him state he could see his life with Chantal, but I think because he is serious about a relationship, I don’t blame him for thinking that way.
I know Brad and Emily probably won’t read any of these comments, but if someone does read that know either of them please pass this information along.
I would love to see an Austin Texas boy succeed. I watched the shpw because he and I are both from Austin, Texas.

I think you are right I feel the same way not once did he tell any other girl he loved them. And I think he seams like a very nice man. I hope they work it out she’s seems so nice and so does he. I think that Emily or Brad should think about this if I was in her shoes with a child why can’t Brad move down there? They can go back any time to visit. I don’t know if he did make it clear from the beginning he was going to stay in Texas or not but I really love seeing them in the magazines only cause I think they make a nice couple and pray the make it. As far as gossip I’m not into that garbage. But I do hope they aren’t just pretending for ABC. I think that is so wrong money means nothing yes you need it to live but money unless you are greedy will not buy real love.You both are my favorite people. I wish you both all the happyness in the world.

Did you not catch that Brad is not just a resident of Austin but also a business owner in Austin? Emily has no job/career to replace & her daughter is very young and can be easily re-adusted. Who will support them? She can always fly out to visit her family or they can come to her!
Honestly, I don’t think Emily is what she appears to be, I’m thinking Emily’s past choices should be called in to question! What was she doing applying to be on a show like the Bachelor? She knew what she was getting herself into. She could’ve said no & she could’ve walked away at anytime during the filming! What happened to the sweet, easy going Emily that was portrayed on the show? She got what she wanted, don’t underestimate lil Miss Emily! I have a feeling she can take care of herself just fine!

Share this comment at

Kevin

Posted at 4:35 PM on March 23, 2011

Finally, I have to ask a few questions about Emily:
1)Where was her father and mother during the show? Do they live in North Carolina, Key West Florida, or West Virginia?I wonder if they did not want to get involved in the show for their own reasons,
2)If her parents are not in Charlotte, NC, why is she still living in NC after the death of her fiance? My guess would be she wanted Little Ricki to be close to the Hendrix family which makes sense,
3)Are the Hendrix family and her family okay with her possibly moving from NC to be with Brad?
Brad is set in his ways and if Emily loves him, she will be patient.

Further, if it had been me in the hotel room with Emily, I would have told her if she would allow it, I would like to adopt little Ricki. This would have done one or two things: 1)Placed her mind more at ease. She mentioned she was concerned he might not be around in a year, example, and,
2)She would have realized that Brad was serious and would have to decide if it was the right decision. In this case, I think it would be because little Ricki does not have a father anymore and by taking his last name it, she would have all the rights and priveledges the name has to offer and more stability in her life. It concerns me that if Brad is going to be in a relationship with Emily and Ricki that he is still going to own the bars he has. My opinion that is not a good environment for her to be in. If it were me and I love Emily, I would sale all the bars I have (guessing millions of dollars because they are on or near 6th St), and head to North Carolina to be with her. But that should not happen until he is sure of their relationship and they are married.

I would not be surprised if Brad has anger issues and drinks. He has been single all these years, and own a few bars in Austin. I can see working in such an environment that it could cause someone to drink. Besides, I could tell during the show that he had anger issues, because he became upset when Emily warned him over and over again about being involved with a woman and a child. To Brad’s credit, I think he had more in common with Chantal, but knew if they had married, he might have been tempted to party and I think with a ready made family he was looking for stability. If he loves her, I suggest both she and Brad go to couples counseling together. Emily is also, not innocent in the relationship. I believe in her life she never dated a “true man,” after the death of her fiance and they would get scared because of her and little Ricki. This caused her not to trust men and she would push them away by continously bringing up her past relationship or how hard it was on raising a child. I would have like to have seen the Bachelor series pick women closer to the bachelor’s or bachelorettes age. I wish them both well and hopes it works out for them. Emily is very beautiful on the outside and is a beautiful person on the inside. That is hard to find these days. Trust someone who knows.

Will you stupid idiots GTFO?
Leave them alone and stop making up B.S. Stories! Its just stupid tabloids trying to save their failing magazine’s ass.
Their obviously very happy together but since you MORONS are all BLIND you can’t see that.
They ARE NOT BROKEN UP!!!!! The reason their not in the media is cause they don’t want tabloids like you losers to ruin their relationship! So their working on their relationship in real life! Theres nothing wrong with that!

i can only hope that if it’s filled with all this drama and questionable drinking habits, she just moves along. when you have a child, you don’t have time for that nonsense, nor do you have any tolerance for it affecting your child. so, if the drama and drinking comments are true, i hope she’s just moving on. i’m sure there are a million guys who would love to have her and wouldn’t cause the drama.

OMG- Can you not find something truthful to say. They are fine according to twitter. They want to live their life outside of the media, allow them to do that. If they don’t make it for some reason, you can blame yourselves for these ridiculous reports.

This relationship is a reflection of our social conflicts today. There is no commitment. There are no behavioral self assesments into relationships. Our culture has degenereated into “It is I. I changeth not” without seeing attitutes and behavior that is not only self distructive but destroys relationships. The show’s producers need more background checks or perhaps they want such ‘soap-ophra’ antics to increase vewership. What we need are better role models instead of reflections on our troubled young society. Perhaps the show needs to be called “Big Loser”.